Annual Report – 2024 and Holiday Season 2025
Dear friends! We present to you the 2024 report of the nonprofit organization Hromada, including the humanitarian aid and donations sent to Ukraine during the Christmas and New Year period of 2025.
Thanks to your generosity, we were able to support 369 children across Ukraine, delivering joy, essential items, and critical support — totaling $44,075.33. In times of ongoing war and terror, your contribution is incredibly important and deeply appreciated.
📦 Humanitarian Aid Breakdown
| Location / Organization | Description | Date | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lviv region – Andrii Fastnakh & Mariya Medukh foster families | 2 laptops for children | Jan 31, 2025 | $1,250 |
| Zaporizhzhia – “Help By Doing” Foundation | Entertainment, food, medical supplies | Jan 7, 2025 | $2,000 |
| Sumy – “Kindness Without Borders” | Rehabilitation for children | Jan 7, 2025 | $2,000 |
| Lutsk – Caritas Spes Zamlynnia | Rehabilitation for 40 children | Dec 18, 2024 | $3,000 |
| V. Goshiv, IF region – “You Angel” Foundation | Gaming equipment for orphans | Dec 12, 2024 | $1,600 |
| Stryi – “Constellation Korostiv” NGO | Gifts and entertainment | Dec 2, 2024 | $2,300 |
| Ivano-Frankivsk – “Families of Fallen Defenders” | Christmas gifts for 150 orphans | Dec 2, 2024 | $3,000 |
| Donetsk, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia regions | 50 CAT Gen 7 tourniquets | Nov 29, 2024 | $1,244.30 |
| Kyiv – Volunteer Lyudmyla Kravtsova | Support for children, refugees | Sep 9, 2024 | $1,000 |
| V. Kurovychi, Lviv region | Support for Maria Rakus family | Jul 22, 2024 | $1,000 |
| V. Goshiv, IF region – “You Angel” Foundation | Accommodation, food for orphans | May 6, 2024 | $2,500 |
| London, UK – Alexandru Nalivaico | Transport for “Mirror of Good” (Sumy) | Apr 9, 2024 | $6,991.73 |
| Kalush – “4.5.0 Prykarpattya” Rehab Center | Medical and psychological support | Apr 9, 2024 | $5,000 |
| Donetsk, Luhansk regions | 50 CAT Gen 7 tourniquets | Feb 26, 2024 | $1,239.30 |
| Kyiv – Volunteer Lyudmyla Kravtsova | Medicine, food, clothes | Feb 7, 2024 | $3,000 |
| Kyiv – U4UA Foundation | Rehabilitation for disabled children | Feb 1, 2024 | $6,950 |
Total Amount: $44,075.33
🌟 Thank You to Our Donors!
$10,000+: Nataliya Anon
$5,000+: Alex Burnos
$1,000+: Olena Polovynkina, Olena Burnos, Las Gallinas Lions (San Rafael, CA), Paula & Robert Reynolds, Kevin & Dorwin, Jennifer Douglas, G Paul, William J. Tiedje, Andrii Donchenko
$500+: Andrii Fil, Tahoe Art Haus and Cinema
We apologize we cannot name every contributor — your support, big and small, has made a huge impact. Even donations of $5, $20, or $50 are vital. 💛
🙏 Special Thanks
We thank all our volunteers and partners in Ukraine and abroad:
- Fr. Petro Dyachok and Fr. Roman Bobesiuk, Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, San Francisco
- Volunteers: Taras Turiv, Andrii Fil, Arkadii Kaminskyi
- Photography: Yurii Bondarchuk
- Special Guests: Hanna Kohanchik & Orest Galitsky (Los Angeles)
- Sound support: Andrii Shehera / PodiyaSound
- Transport: Volodymyr Parubets
- Event support: Ivan Haida & Veronika Shoba
- Theater troupe “Mandrivni Zirky” led by Olena Bilyak
- Charity performance team: Marina Anisovych, Olena Sikorska, Oleksandr Lytovchenko, Pavlo Viner
🎭 Funds from these events helped purchase an evacuation vehicle worth $6,991.73 (£5,500), acquired thanks to Oleksandr Nalivaiko, with support from Ihor Kuzyshyn.
We also thank MP Rostyslav Tistyk and volunteer Mariya Medyukh for providing exclusive auction items.
Our heartfelt thanks to the Sacramento volunteer team: Nataliia Kokhaniy, Olena Soliar, Natali Polk, Yurii Kokhanyi for cooking and providing food for events.
📰 Acknowledgment to Hromada Newspaper Supporters
Your sponsorship ensures the monthly print and online publication of “Hromada” newspaper, covering printing, contributor honorariums, and promotion of Ukrainian voices across the diaspora and among English-speaking communities. Thank you!
Let’s Continue Helping Ukraine in 2025 – Together We Are Strong!
Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the Heroes!
